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Siren Bora with contribution by C.M. Kösemen, *The Bodrum Jewish Cemetery,* Libra Kitap, İstanbul, 2016, 118 p., ISBN: 9786059022903 hardback Tombstones have many memories to share about the past. For these reasons, they must be made to speak, and their sayings must be carefully recorded…" Known today mainly as a holiday destination, the Aegean town of Bodrum also hosted a small but important Jewish community in its past. This book catalogues the only remaining physical traces of this community in a small, neglected cemetery. Written by Siren Bora and translated and photographed by C. M. Kösemen, this study includes detailed images of all surviving tombstones in the Bodrum Jewish Cemetery, translations of every legible epitaph and provides useful background information on the history of Bodrum's Jews, Jewish funerary traditions, the details of epitaph texts and more. Price: $ 100.- plus postage Payment: By credit card If interested to order please contact us directly Sincerely, --- Rifat Bali Librabooks Istanbul, Turkey Tel : 90 - 212 - 232 99 04 <(0212)%20232%2099%2004> / 05 Fax: 90 - 212 - 231 11 29 <(0212)%20231%2011%2029> www.librakitap.com.tr
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